Hunting
Outlook optimistic for Minnesota’s 2026 pheasant hatch
During the past few weeks, pheasant chicks have started to show up more across pheasant country in Minnesota, with hens trying to steer their broods away from danger and into adulthood.
State wildlife officials
Kinfolk Hunting Collective gets new outdoor users into New York’s woods and waters
Kinfolk Hunting Collective is a growing organization based in New York State with a mission to introduce as many people as possible to fishing, hunting, and general outdoor skills. What began as a passion project
New digital library opens doors for Illinois outdoorsmen
For many Illinois hunters, anglers, birdwatchers, and outdoor enthusiasts, the local library may not be the first place that comes to mind when planning a fishing trip, researching wildlife habitat, identifying a mushroom, or preparing
Illinois Mixed Bag: State pheasant fund application period to open
The Illinois DNR is accepting applications for the State Pheasant Fund Special Funds and the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Funds Grant programs July 1 through Aug. 1.
Easement lands provide multiple outdoor opportunities in New York’s Hamilton County
In May, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the final Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the Speculator Tree Farm, Perkins Clearing and also the Burnham Mountain Conservation Easement Tracts in Hamilton County.
Dan Wesson Firearms and the New York connection
If you asked a hundred gun enthusiasts, “where are the best pistols in the industry being manufactured?” Not many would immediately think of Norwich, N.Y. Yet, at the Dan Wesson facility, American craftsmanship and New
Five hunting breeds that are great dogs in the field and the house
My late grandfather, whom I called Buckeye, was a dyed-in-the wool bird hunter, a lethal wing-shooter, and a lover of good hunting dogs.
Growing up in the late 1970s, I vaguely remember one of
Tom Bahti: Early field hunts for ducks bring back fond memories
It was an October day sometime in the early 1980s. At the time I was the wildlife manager assigned to Shawano and Oconto counties, working out of the Wisconsin DNR offices in the basement of
Dan Ladd: Scrutinizing solar power projects on New York’s public lands
The New York State Legislature wrapped up its session and one of the bills that did not pass was S04408A/A10483-A, which, would have allowed the interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas owned by
